Section 17
Evidence on certain matters
of Maritime Offences (Ships and Fixed Platforms) Act
(1)
For the purpose of any proceedings under this Act, a certificate may be issued by the Attorney General containing any of the following statements —
(a)
that a specified State was, at any specified time, a Convention State or a Protocol State;
(b)
the extent to which a specified Convention State or a Protocol
State has, at any specified time, extended its jurisdiction under
Article 6(2) of the Convention or Article 3(2) of the Protocol
(as the case may be);
(c)
that any specified waters were, at any specified time —
(i)
within the territorial sea or internal waters or above the continental shelf of Brunei Darussalam or of a specified foreign state; or
(ii)
beyond the territorial sea of Brunei Darussalam or of a specified foreign state.
(2)
A court shall take judicial notice of the facts stated in such certificate.
Maritime Offences
(Ships and Fixed Platforms)